artist : the decemberists
song : dear avery
album : the king is dead
tabbed by : don tago
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning : [ capo i ]

chords used :
eadgbe
A : 002220
B : 224442
E : 022100
Eadd9 : 022102
E+5 : 022110

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intro : [ Eadd9 – E+5 ] x2

verse 1 :
Eadd9 E+5
dear avery , i think of you always
Eadd9 E+5
were you waiting , were you dead on the vine
Eadd9 E+5
oh avery , i think of you lonely
Eadd9 E+5
i could just grab you by the nape of your neck

chorus 1 :
B A E
there are times like will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs
B A E
you’ll still find a way , the boy you’ve never been
B A E
so you bend back , and shake at the frame or the frame you’ve made
A B A B E
don’t you shake alone , please avery – y – y – y come home

interlude : [ Eadd9 – E+5 ] x2

verse 2 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
headstrong , you and your long arms
listing lazily on the cusp of your teeth
you were my avery and when you needed saving
i could just grab you by the nape of your neck

chorus 2 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
there are times like will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs
you’ll still find a way , the boy you’ve never been
so you bend back , and shake at the frame or the frame you’ve made
don’t you shake alone , please avery – y – y – y come home [ don’t you shake alone ]
please avery – y – y – y come home

outro : [ Eadd9 – E+5 ] , repeat as desired